# Constant spam of Device syncthing-xxxx wants to connect
**URL:** https://forum.syncthing.net/t/constant-spam-of-device-syncthing-xxxx-wants-to-connect/25496
**Category:** Android
**Created:** [October 17, 2025, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/constant-spam-of-device-syncthing-xxxx-wants-to-connect/25496 "2025-10-17T18:31:42Z")
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### Author:  [@himenez](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/himenez)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2025, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/constant-spam-of-device-syncthing-xxxx-wants-to-connect/25496/1 "2025-10-17T18:31:42Z")
Using syncthing-fork android.
Whenever I go onto any wifi or mobile data, I’m getting a device connect attempt.
I’m sure I mistakenly added that device at some point, as my device was accepting connections over mobile internet - an option I had to enable for syncthing to run over wireguard.
The device name was “Desktop”, which is a valid (and apparently, obviously generic) name of one of my syncthing machines. Ip of 188.119.191.45, apparently a VPN service in Romania.
The device upon being added asked to share all shares within syncthing. I tested one out and sure enough it was happy to download my audiobooks.I removed the device, but it seems to be repeatedly trying to re-add me.
Can someone explain what happened?
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### Author:  [@marbens](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/marbens)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2025, 6:33pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/constant-spam-of-device-syncthing-xxxx-wants-to-connect/25496/2 "2025-10-17T18:33:11Z")
Choose “ignore” to make the notification go away for good. There’s not a “dismiss” button like the Syncthing web GUI has.
If you swipe the notification away, it will just give you a prompt every time it starts.
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### Author:  [@himenez](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/himenez)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2025, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/constant-spam-of-device-syncthing-xxxx-wants-to-connect/25496/3 "2025-10-17T18:34:41Z")
Is there any way I can audit what was shared, or understand the scope of the breach?
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### Author:  [@marbens](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/marbens)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2025, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/constant-spam-of-device-syncthing-xxxx-wants-to-connect/25496/4 "2025-10-17T18:38:25Z")
Syncthing only shares the folders you choose to share with the device.
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### Author:  [@marbens](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/marbens)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2025, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/constant-spam-of-device-syncthing-xxxx-wants-to-connect/25496/5 "2025-10-17T18:40:02Z")
> [@himenez](#):
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> 188.119.191.45
That’s one of the Syncthing relays. Are you sure this is not your legit “Desktop” device connecting via a relay?
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### Author:  [@himenez](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/himenez)
#### Post date: [October 17, 2025, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/constant-spam-of-device-syncthing-xxxx-wants-to-connect/25496/6 "2025-10-17T18:50:19Z")
No, but upon checking closer, it is a third device I own, a NAS.
This is puzzling, as I haven’t made any configuration changes to my network for months, and prior to a couple of days ago, I needed to be on VPN to synchronize data.
Thanks for your help!
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.syncthing.net/u/system)
#### Post date: [November 16, 2025, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.syncthing.net/t/constant-spam-of-device-syncthing-xxxx-wants-to-connect/25496/7 "2025-11-16T18:51:15Z")
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